German Chocolate Pie
- Yield: 8 servings
"I have made this pie for 36 years and my family and friends all love it. My daughter always wants this pie for her birthday instead of cake."
Ingredients
- 4ounces German chocolate
- 1/4cup butter
- 1 1/2cups sugar
- 1/8teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2cups evaporated milk
- 1 unbaked 10-inch pie crust
- 1 1/3cups shredded coconut
- 1/2cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- In microwave, melt chocolate and butter on a low setting in a medium-size microwave-safe bowl. Stir several times during melting process to prevent burning.
- When chocolate is melted, stir in sugar, salt, vanilla, cornstarch and eggs until well blended. Stir in evaporated milk until smooth. Pour into pie shell.
- Mix coconut and pecans together; sprinkle evenly over chocolate mixture. Use a knife to cut through coconut into chocolate mixture in several places. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set.
Recipe by Janet Curtis, North Platte, Neb.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Glycemic Load 11
- Calories 370
- Fat 22g
- Saturated Fat 10g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 50mg
- Sodium 200mg
- Potassium 160mg
- Carbohydrate 39g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 26g
- Protein 5g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 4%
- Vitamin C 2%
- Calcium 10%
- Iron 4%